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Elihu Shows God's Justice and Power
Elihu also proceeded, and said,
Elihu also proceeded, and said,
Elihu Extols God’s Greatness
And Elihu continued, and said:
And Elihu continued, and said:
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
“Bear with me a little, and I will show you,
for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf.
for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
I will get my knowledge from afar
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
For truly my words are not false;
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
“Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any;
he is mighty in strength of understanding.
he is mighty in strength of understanding.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive,
but gives the afflicted their right.
but gives the afflicted their right.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous,
but with kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
but with kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
And if they are bound in chains
and caught in the cords of affliction,
and caught in the cords of affliction,
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
then he declares to them their work
and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
He opens their ears to instruction
and commands that they return from iniquity.
and commands that they return from iniquity.
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
If they listen and serve him,
they complete their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasantness.
they complete their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasantness.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword
and die without knowledge.
and die without knowledge.
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
“The godless in heart cherish anger;
they do not cry for help when he binds them.
they do not cry for help when he binds them.
They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
They die in youth,
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction
and opens their ear by adversity.
and opens their ear by adversity.
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
He also allured you out of distress
into a broad place where there was no cramping,
and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
into a broad place where there was no cramping,
and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
“But you are full of the judgment on the wicked;
judgment and justice seize you.
judgment and justice seize you.
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing,
and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress,
or all the force of your strength?
or all the force of your strength?
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Do not long for the night,
when peoples vanish in their place.
when peoples vanish in their place.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Take care; do not turn to iniquity,
for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
Behold, God is exalted in his power;
who is a teacher like him?
who is a teacher like him?
Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
Who has prescribed for him his way,
or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?
or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’?
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
“Remember to extol his work,
of which men have sung.
of which men have sung.
Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
All mankind has looked on it;
man beholds it from afar.
man beholds it from afar.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not;
the number of his years is unsearchable.
the number of his years is unsearchable.
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
For he draws up the drops of water;
they distill his mist in rain,
they distill his mist in rain,
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
which the skies pour down
and drop on mankind abundantly.
and drop on mankind abundantly.
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his pavilion?
the thunderings of his pavilion?
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
Behold, he scatters his lightning about him
and covers the roots of the sea.
and covers the roots of the sea.
For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
For by these he judges peoples;
he gives food in abundance.
he gives food in abundance.
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
He covers his hands with the lightning
and commands it to strike the mark.
and commands it to strike the mark.